一、详细释义:
n.
末梢,尖端,顶端
例句:
Do you know where the tip of a rattlesnake's rattle is?
你知道响尾蛇发声器官的末端在哪吗?
例句:
His house is located on the tip of the peninsula.
他的房子位于半岛的顶端。
小费
例句:
He tacked on a dollar for the tip to the waiter.
他额外又给了那个侍者1美元小费。
例句:
Each time he gave the bartender a good tip.
每次他都给侍者优厚的小费。
垃圾场;脏乱的场所
例句:
Take a broken old refrigerator to the tip.
把废冰箱送到垃圾弃置场。
例句:
The flat is an absolute tip.
这套公寓简直就是个垃圾场。
诀窍,忠告,指导
例句:
It shows how to prepare a CV, and gives tips on applying for jobs.
它说明了如何准备简历,并就如何申请职位提了些建议。
例句:
A good tip is to buy the most expensive lens you can afford.
建议购买能负担得起的最贵的镜头。
预测,内幕消息
例句:
I've a tip for the races.
我有一条关于赛马比赛的内部消息。
例句:
United are still my tip for the Title.
我仍然认定联队会夺冠。
v.
(使)倾斜,翻倒,倾覆 [I,T]
例句:
He leaned away from her, and she had to tip her head back to see him.
他倾着身子避开她,她不得不把头向后歪着看他。
例句:
The north pole is slightly tipped towards the sun.
北极略微向太阳倾斜。
倾倒,倒出;扔掉,倒掉 [T]
例句:
Tip the vegetables into a bowl.
把蔬菜倒进碗里。
例句:
Tip away the salt and wipe the pan.
把盐倒掉,把锅擦净。
给…小费 [I,T]
例句:
You don' t tip more than 10% at a restaurant.
你从不会在餐馆付10%上的小费。
例句:
It is customary to tip the waiter.
给侍者小费是一种习俗。
认定…会 [I,T]
例句:
He is tipped to be the country's next foreign minister.
他被认定会成为该国下一任外交部长。
例句:
He was widely tipped for success.
大家都认定他会成功。
装顶端 [T]
二、词义辨析:
tip,slope,tilt
这些动词均含“倾斜”之意。tip指向一边倾斜或向上翻转、失去平衡或完全翻转过来。slope指向上或向下渐渐倾斜的表面,多用于山、屋顶等缓缓倾斜。tilt指有意识地或长时间地使物体处于倾斜状态。
三、相关短语:
filter tip
n. 过滤嘴
tip off
1. 给…通风报信,暗中告知2. 因倾斜而使掉下来
tip over
phr. 翻倒,使翻倒,倾侧,使倾侧
tip sheet